Saaremaa Harbour ( Estonian: ''Saaremaa Sadam'') is a deepwater harbour on the north coast of the

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n island of

Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the isla ...

. With a natural depth of 10 metres, the two quays are capable of serving the largest cruise ships sailing in the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...

. There is also a floating berth for small vessels. The harbour is located in the village of

Ninase Ninase is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Mustjala Parish. The Saaremaa Harbour is located in Ninase. Ninase village is located on Ninase peninsula wh ...

near Küdema Bay. It was completed in 2006 and is owned by the

Port of Tallinn Port of Tallinn ( et, Tallinna Sadam) is the biggest port authority in Estonia. Taking into account both cargo and passenger traffic, it is one of the largest port enterprises of the Baltic Sea. Port of Tallinn is a publicly listed company manag ...

. In its first ten years of operation Saaremaa Harbour accommodated 30 different cruise ships, owned by 19 cruise companies. In 2016 only two cruise ships called at the harbour. It was reported that the Port of Tallinn wanted the harbour to develop into a multifunctional port and start servicing more cargo ships. In 2018

Saarte Hääl ''Saarte Hääl'' is a daily newspaper published in Saare County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from F ...

wrote of Saaremaa Harbour: "There is no longer any talk of profitability."Saarte Hääl. ''Mida õppida Saaremaa süvasadamast.''
(in Estonian) Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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